Having started data collection in 1997, Reef Check released its five-year report, “The Global Coral Reef Crisis – Trends and Solutions”, in August 2002.

Based on data collected in over 80 countries, the report was the first scientific document that showed degradation in almost every reef in the world. This data also proved that reefs had declined at an alarming rate in just five years.

However, the report also demonstrated that, with proper monitoring, management and protection, some damaged coral reefs could recover from degradation. The findings were clear, humans are damaging the reefs but we are also able to nurse them back to health. It is up to us.

Reef Check is now active in over 82 countries and territories throughout the world.

In Malaysia, Reef Check was successfully registered as a non-profit company in August of 2007. Reef Check Malaysia has 4 main programmes: EcoDiver trainings and surveys; School Education; Community-based projects; and more recently, Reef Rehabilitation.

Find out more about our programmes at http://www.reefcheck.org.my